reëxtend

UK/ɹi.ɛksˈtɛnd/

A form of re-extend — To extend again.

Meanings

verbreëxtend (third-person singular simple present reëxtends, present participle reëxtending, simple past and past participle reëxtended)

present singular third person reëxtends · participle present reëxtending · participle past reëxtended · past reëxtended · alternative reextend · alternative re-extend

  1. rareRare spelling of re-extend.

    We desire now to reëxtend the invitation just reprinted from our first issue, and to reëmphasize the fact of our friendly attitude toward law students.

    1943, [AUTHOR UNKNOWN], The Law Student, page #18
    1 more example

    But the verge of a period beginning in cretaceous times may have a breadth of tens of thousands of years, not to mention the possible existence of conditions calculated to multiply and reëxtend both species and individuals.

    1924, Marion Randall Parsons, William Frederic Badè, The Writings of John Muir, page 354

Origin

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APA

reëxtend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re%C3%ABxtend

MLA

“reëxtend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re%C3%ABxtend. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reëxtend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re%C3%ABxtend.

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